Nissan Wanted An Automatic Emergency Braking (AEB) Lawsuit Tossed. It Didn't Work.
A lawsuit claiming Nissan's automatic emergency braking (AEB) system has dangerous defects will continue in court following a U.S. District Court judge tossing out the automaker's motion to dismiss. AEB systems monitor the road and can apply the brakes if the system detects a collision is imminnent. But according to the lawsuit, Nissan's AEB detects items that aren't there and can randomly bring the car to a screeching halt.
The issue has been investigated by the government, petitioned by safety groups, and has resulted in at least one technical service bulletin (TSB).
Despite all of that, the lead plaintiff says Nissan continues to ignore complaints about AEB malfunctions.
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5th Generation Altima
- Years
- 2013–2018
- Reliability
- 54th of 54
- PainRank™
- 59.71
- Complaints
- 1484
6th Generation Altima
- Years
- 2019–2020
- Reliability
- 6th of 54
- PainRank™
- 0.96
- Complaints
- 7
1st Generation Armada
- Years
- 2004–2016
- Reliability
- 23rd of 54
- PainRank™
- 4.58
- Complaints
- 162
2nd Generation Armada
- Years
- 2017–2020
- Reliability
- 8th of 54
- PainRank™
- 1.04
- Complaints
- 10
1st Generation Leaf
- Years
- 2011–2017
- Reliability
- 21st of 54
- PainRank™
- 3.79
- Complaints
- 31
7th Generation Maxima
- Years
- 2009–2015
- Reliability
- 36th of 54
- PainRank™
- 11.83
- Complaints
- 234
8th Generation Maxima
- Years
- 2016–2020
- Reliability
- 18th of 54
- PainRank™
- 3.35
- Complaints
- 44
4th Generation Pathfinder
- Years
- 2013–2020
- Reliability
- 41st of 54
- PainRank™
- 16.72
- Complaints
- 446
2nd Generation Rogue
- Years
- 2014–2020
- Reliability
- 46th of 54
- PainRank™
- 22.56
- Complaints
- 431
1st Generation Rogue Sport
- Years
- 2017–2020
- Reliability
- 25th of 54
- PainRank™
- 5.27
- Complaints
- 15
6th Generation Sentra
- Years
- 2007–2012
- Reliability
- 40th of 54
- PainRank™
- 15.61
- Complaints
- 241